Ok, Real Life has given me a brief parole which I going to use to get my internet presence back up to date (probably won't get that done in time...).


Recent Photo of Gabriel, codename Helo


Using the "With great power..." point system and 500CPs I present to you a superhero that few have heard of. Someone who has consistently gotten the short end of the stick his whole life but is determined to do something with it.

Identity: Helo
Real name: Gabriel (no last name)
other aliases: Agent One, Coppertop
Group: currently unaffiliated
Origen of Powers: created in laboratory
Form: Compound (2 forms): Abnormal Biochemistry, Humanoid (Asguardian, Kree, Human)
Modifiers: +1CS Endurance, +1CS Psyche, Starting Resources Poor
Citizenship: resident alien (*ahem*) on a student visa
Occupation: Graduate student
Total CP: 500 points

Appearance: The obvious product of genetic engineering, Gabriel is tall and powerfully built. The one exception to the stereotype is his red hair, which is also part of the origin of the nickname of coppertop (the rest comes from his ability to absorb electricity) . Additionally, he has something of a swarthy complexion due to his unusual physiology. He prefers to use practical dress, and as such tends to use military fatigues and boots instead of a superhero costume, although he did use more professonal wear during the Secret Invasion.
Height: 6'3"
Weight: 290 lbs.
Hair color: red
Eye color: Grey
Age: 12


Fighting: EX (16)
Agility: IN (36)
Strength: RM (32)
Endurance: AM (46)
Reason: RM (26)
Intuition: AM (52)
Psyche: UN (88)

Health: 130
Karma: 166

Resources: PR(3)
Popularity: 0 (unknown to the general public)


Talents:
Student: Despite appearing to be in his early twenties Gabriel has been alive for only twelve years. He was banished to Earth after having barely completed the basic training. While he has a broad, yet shallow knowledge base Gabriel had recieved only the first stage of combat training and no advanced capacitation. Dr.Pym/Criti Noll had enrolled Gabriel at the university, and the real Pym has already renewed funding. Gabriel completed a degreee in Electrical Engineering and mathematics in three years, and is currently conducting graduate research in Physics when not called upon for superhero work. The resource score represents the stipend he recieves from the research grant.

Contacts:
Although Gabriel has worked with some of the biggest names in the superhero community, he cannot really call any of them a contact, much less friend. He is still wary of Director Nick Fury; He continues to resent Fury's use of him in the Skrull Invasion as a "pinch" to shut down technological devices and little else, keeping Gabriel largely on the sidelines. Worse, the Director of SHIELD has kept him completely out of the loop on everything that has happened since then. For his part, Fury continues to distrust Gabriel, seeing him as... well, an alien. The Director still has difficulty believing that an extraterrestrial could be on Earth for no apparent reason. As for the rest of the Avengers involved, they respect his abilities but consider him to be… wierd, explaining why he was never called up for duty (think of the proverbial high school gym class, the kid who is always the last to be chosen for team sports). The feelings are mutual.

It is a similar situation with Dr. Hank Pym. Since the end of the Secret Invasion and the return of the real Pym, Gabriel has had little contact with him. Pym signed off on the renewal for his research grant, but has otherwise had no contact with the former lab assistant. Gabriel does not yet know what to make of this, but it has left him feeling somewhat abandoned.

As far as his creator, the High Evolutionary, Gabriel has had absolutely no contact with him and hopes he never does.

Powers:
Composite Alien Physiology:
Gabriel is the result of a genetically engineered fusion of the DNA of three species: Human, Kree, and Asgardian.This is further modifed by the addition of Peptide Nucleic Acids (PNA) to his genetic code, turning his DNA into a triple helix sequence. The extra genetic data produces some radical alterations to his already alien physiology. The first and most notable is an Iridium-based blood and a high amount of tin, selenium, and copper in his bones and soft tissue. This makes him highly conductive and capable of storing significant amounts of electricity, similar to many battery technologies. At the same time however, it signifies that his blood is yellow in color, especially when oxigenated (his teammates during the Secret Invasion commented that he had "mustard for blood in his veins"), which also gives him a bit of a swarthy complexion. Like the Kree and Asgardians, Gabriel's bones and soft tissues are significantly denser than those of normal humans, accounting for him superhuman strength and endurance and higher than expected body weight. His brain and central nervous system (CNS) have also been modified. Trace amounts of certain metals allow his brain and CNS to operate at a higher "frequency" than normal, making him the cognitive equivalent of a Formula One race car.

Energy Absorption-Electricity AM(60): The prime power that Gabriel is known for, several aspects of his altered physiology (see above) allow him to absorb electrical energy from any source, storing it in his body. This energy can be channeled into an accelerated cellular mitosis, healing his body quickly. He can even store the energy as a reserve against future physical trauma (game note: Gabriel can convert electricity directly into health points for self-healing up to AM(60) points,and even serve as a buffer against future damage). In addition, he can use the absorbed energy to act as a substitute for food, water,and air, although this requires a steady source of electricity to convert. Additionally, he can channel the absorbed energy to raise an ability or power by up to the amount absorbed (up to a maximum AM(60)) for 1-10 game turns.
An interesting tactic, used during the Secret Invasion, is to use this power to disable technological devices by draining their power supply. Against devices relying on batteries this is a highly effective tactic, but devices with some sort of generator (Stark's Iron Armor for example) will be down for only a few turns at most. Devices plugged into an external supply (plugged into a wall socket, for example) perhaps even less, although Gabriel would still benefit from the absorbed energy anyway.

Spinner AM(50): His most unusual power, and the one that earned him his current callsign of Helo, Gabriel can use his absorbed energy to generate an electrostatic repulsion field from his body, similar to several other superheroes with similar powers. Unlike those others however, who use the repulsion field for flight, He uses this field to spin around the vertical axis like a human top. Achieving approximately 500rpm Gabriel can leverage this for several uses:
1) He adds the power rank (AM(50)) both to his fighting ability to resist grappling attacks, and his Endurance while using this power (to determine how long he can sustain the spin, and resist effects such as dizzyness, etc.)
2) While spinning he enjoys power rank (AM(50)) resistance to physical attacks
3) He gains the equivalent of 360 degree Circular Vision.
4) While spinning Gabriel can move at a ground speed of 120mph (8 areas per turn) or 300mph (20 areas per turn) flying. Note that any use of this power has the inevitable consequence of generating a sound similar to a helicopter. In fact, many who hear Gabriel but don't see him assume a helicopter is in the area. While not as loud as a real chopper it is enough to make all forms of stealth impossible.

Enhanced Reflexes UN(88): A practical benefit of his turbocharged brain and nervous system, Gabriel has a reaction time measured in nanoseconds. Able to react before others have even processed the data, His reflexes are as fast as Pietro Maximoff, aka Quicksilver, and frequently appears as a blur. In practical terms:
1) +1 to all initiative rolls
2) he may make a power rank feat roll to avoid surprise attacks (blindsiding, for example)
3) he uses the power rank of this ability instead of Fighting and/or Agility to catch thrown objects, dodge and/or evade attacks.

Weakness:
As a result of his radically altered physiology Gabriel cannot eat regular food and drink. His metabolic processes are incompatible with normal sustenence; other than simple water any normal food or drink is mildly toxic and cannot be digested. Likewise, anyone foolish enough to try to eat him- whether a carnivore, bio-vampire, or whatnot, will be poisoned by his flesh and blood for GD(10) damage. This is usually not a problem when electricity is available, but Gabriel keeps a small supply of specially prepared and compatible food in his apartment just in case.

Background:
Although barely more than a decade old, Gabriel has already had a hard life. The product of genetic experimentation by the High Evolutionary on Counter Earth, He is the result of a fusion of DNA from Human, Asgardian, and Kree subjects, and further engineered into something unique. For some unknown reason, Wyndam declared the project a failure shortly after the initial rounds of training. Barely eighteen months after being "decanted" the being named Gabriel was uncerimoniously banished to Earth, and dumped in the western United States without even knowing the the reason why. The High Evolutionary had proclaimed that Gabriel was to herald a new generation of monster slayers, yet never said what those monsters to be slain would be. And thus Gabriel found himself alone and in a strange new land, far from civilization and with nothing but the clothes on his back.
Around four years later, Dr. Hank Pym (in reality, the Skrull impostor Criti Noll) was in the US southwest on a mission from the 50-State Initiative. He and a small group of trainees had been sent to investigate a series of losses among the transmission lines of the interstate energy grid. The companies in charge of the power lines had noticed over the last few years a series of unexplained drops in power. Suspecting theft, they contacted the authorities, which resulted in Dr. Pym and the trainees being sent on a training exercise. Believing it to be a milk run, the team was unprepared for what they found. Near one of the towers they found a bedraggled, unkempt figure in a nearly feral state. Taking advantage of the moment of surprise Dr. Pym was able to communicate with the figure and defuse the situation. From there, Pym and the disheveled stranger spoke for more than eight hours and quickly discovered that this vagabond was far more than he seemed. He related his story, that his name was Gabriel, that he had been banished here (despite not knowing where he was) by the High Evolutionary. He had kept count of the days spent in exile (all 1,463 of them) and lived by feeding off of the electricity from the transmission lines. Further dialog revealed that Gabriel wasn't from Earth and knew nothing of current events. After agreeing to accompany Dr. Pym and team back to the base, Pym spent the next week running tests on the visitor. Upon seeing the results Pym neé Criti Noll couldn't believe his eyes: he had found someone who combined massive potential and a virtual blank slate for a background. He quickly arranged for Gabriel to be set up as his lab assistant, creating a cover story and enrolling him in a nearby university. For the next few years Gabriel lived a relatively normal life working in Pym's laboratory on various projects, oblivious to his patron's secret agenda.
Events would conspire to bring Gabriel's chance of a normal life crashing down. Director Nick Fury had been in the process of vetting candidates for his secret task force against the Skrulls, and discovered that Dr. Pym had been involved in a coverup: his lab assistant, always reserved and efficient, did not exist in official records. The cover story that the false Pym had planted was easily seen to be a lie. Fury went to confront the the assistant, and was as surprised as Gabriel to learn that Dr. Pym/Criti Noll had been conducting entire operations off the record. Director Fury, in a flash of inspiration, decided to use the knowledge to his advantage and quickly worked out an agreement with Gabriel. As the Secret Invasion began Gabriel would serve as a reserve member of Fury's secret warriors as well as a source of intel (As a lab assistant Gabriel had access to Pym's archives and communications). Given the Code name "Agent One" he saw very little combat in the battle for New York City. It was during this time the other team members nicknamed him "Coppertop," a reference both to his electrical power as well as his red hair; relations with his teammates tended to be strained, due in part to his reserved nature and his powerset, which unnerved most of them (although mostly due to his grim, laconic mannerisms).
Events since the Skrull Invasion have largely passed Gabriel by. Retuning to the unversity as a graduate student he has remained on the fringes of superhero society. While technically listed as a reserve member on the Avergers roster he has never been called up for duty. Nor was he invited to train at the Avengers Academy, leaving a degree of resentment in Gabriel. At this point his future is wide open; while he wants to be a hero and do the right thing, he has seen firsthand that being a superhero is much more than putting on a costume and fighting. The intrigue and secrets even after the end of the Skrull Invasion and conflict with the X-Men has left Gabriel wary of joining established teams.

Personality:
Reserved and suspicious best describe Gabriel's demeanor when dealing with other superheroes; past experience has taught him to never take anything for granted and wait for the masks to come off, as it were. For all his talent and potential Gabriel has relatively little life experience, and much of that has been anything but positive. Preferrring the comfort of a laboratory's objectivity or the black and white nature of combat Gabriel is an absolute social misfit. He hides this awkwardness by playing the role of the strong, silent type, which has not won him many friends but succeeds at keeping others at arm's length.


Gabriel, taken during the Secret Skrull Invasion